Eucithara debilis
Eucithara debilis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara debilis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Eucithara debilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. debilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
The shell is narrowly angulated at the suture, from which descend about ten longitudinal ribs, closely and finely crossed by revolving striae. Its color is white. The back of the body whorl is stained with chestnut.[2]
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References
- WoRMS (2009). Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433712 on 2017-05-15
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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